7,093 stories by "Sandi Durell"
by Linda Amiel Burns There are only two more chances to see the remarkable Todd Murray's CROON show at The Triad on 8/23 & 8/25. You won't want to miss this f…
A Tribute to the Great American Songbook by Marilyn Lester For those who say you can never go home again, Robert Davi Sings Sinatra is the exception to the rule. The show is an…
by Marilyn Lester T. Oliver Reid has created one heck of a cabaret show " an intimate, highly personal journey of the American experience through the lens of his own large and …
By Sandi Durell The long raven-haired lovely Sarah Rice is an ethereal soul whose warm and enchanting vocals navigate through the mysteries of opera, to ca…
by Kathryn Kitt On Monday, August 15, Stephen Hanks presented a previously staged revue titled Stephen's Angels, part of his on-going Cabaret Life Productions Series, at…
By Myra Chanin Now that I have figured out an easy way to get to the former Jewish Broadway (Second Avenue below 14th Street), I really appreciate Pangea " a wonderfu…
The American Theatre Wing’s annual Gala, Monday, September 26, 2016 at The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue at Central Park South), will honor legendary Tony Award®– winnin…
By Myra Chanin If you think Einstein just woke up from a nap with e=mc2 floating before his eyes, you got a few more thinks comin'. To learn about what preceded that equatio…
Photos: Magda Katz by Sandi Durell The Metropolitan Room was abuzz with friends and family to celebrate Joe Sirola on August 15 in a “This Is Your Night” tribute Â…
From October 18-21, the ever popular New York Cabaret Convention makes its way to Rose Theater at Lincoln Center where top talent takes the stage nightly. Tues. Oct. 18 is Gala…
By Eric J. Grimm Tony Danza's reinvention of himself as a song and dance man, much like his reinvention of himself as an inner city school teacher, is something that I a…
A good-natured Brazilian has a charmed, but boring story to tell By Joel Benjamin Gustavo Pace, the playwright and performer of Naked Brazilian seems to be a swee…
A sensational concert by a sensational musical artist By Joel Benjamin Somebody please, please write a new musical for Carmen Cusack"immediately! Her Tony nominated perf…
by Marilyn Lester It was a very good year " 1959. It was a bonanza year for Broadway, with stars such as Julie Andrews, Tom Bosley, Robert Preston, Carol Lawrence, Chita…
The world will surely miss Fyvush Finkel, star of stage and screen, who passed away today at the age of 93Â years of age. Many remember him on television as the cantan…
The beloved wife of Cabaret Scenes Publisher Peter Leavy, Barbara Fass Leavy, passed away peacefully this morning after a long and courageous battle with cancer. The cabaret commun…
Ace In The Hole! by Lisa Joy Reitman-Dobi The email from Theater Pizzazz listed shows in need of coverage at the Metropolitan Room. Scrolling down, I spotted Charlie Pov…
By Myra Chanin One thing about New York. Important art exists everywhere, more often in relatively unheralded and unknown but quite comfortable venues like the intimate Huds…
Robin Westle and HelpUsAdopt.org are set to present another benefit evening of song and story on September 19 at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theatre . Robin, once again ho…
Interviews Brian Scott Lipton Video/Photos: Magda Katz If you hear theater lovers celebrating, it's because Judith Light is about to grace the boards once again. The two…
By MR Anderson Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz is back with his favorite Rock 'n' Roll playlist and a new perspective. A father with three daughters, three s…
A female photographer gets her due in a historical drama   By Joel Benjamin Alice Austen (1866-1952) was a rarity, a female photographer who recorded the everyda…
Not to be Missed! By Myra Chanin Ricky Ritzel's Broadway, the 2016 Mac-Award-Winning series, are my favorite shows, not only because Ricky's regulars have been…
by: Michael Bracken A sea of AstroTurf. That's the first thing you notice at Engagements at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre. Part of the Second Stage Theatre Uptown series, Lucy Teit…
Newton's Cradle"Official Selection of the 2016 New York Musical Festival’s Next Link Project "directed by Victoria Clark by Susan Hasho Newton's Crad…
